[ValleyNature] ~50 chimney swifts, Wolfville, May 13/10

[James W. Wolford]

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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>
> Date: May 14, 2010 9:07:20 PM ADT
> To: NatureNS <naturens at chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] ~50 chimney swifts, Wolfville, May 13/10
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> MAY 13, 2010 (cont.) - Robie Tufts Nature Centre at dusk: I started  
> watching at about 8:20 p.m. (Sunset listed in Herald was 8:32).  I  
> counted 2 bunches of swifts very rapidly dropping into the chimney  
> at 8:38 and 8:40 p.m., and they totalled about 50 or more chimney  
> swifts.  (I found out later that Wendy Elliott was also there and  
> saw them go in but guesstimated them at about 25 swifts -- it's  
> good to be conservative about "counting", although Wendy might have  
> seen only one of the two bunches that dropped in very suddenly  
> about a minute or two apart.)  Weather: sky about half clear, half  
> large clouds, cold/cool strong breeze from west, temp. 14 to 12 C.
>
> My N.S. summary for 2010 chimney swifts so far is:
>
> 2010 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY
>
> May 1/10 - 0 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC), Wolfville  
> -              Jim Wolford
> May 4/10 - 5+ - RTNC, Wolfville -                                   
> Harold Forsyth, Jim Wolford
> May 4/10 - some heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton -            
> Claire Diggins
> May 5/10 - 44 - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School  
> -                  Ken McKenna
> May 6/10 - 115 - Middleton Reg. High School  
> -                                     Wayne Neily
> May 8/10 - 100+ - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School -            
> Elizabeth Doull
> May 8/10 - 5 - seen along Butler Rd., sw. of Kentville  
> -                      Rick Whitman
> May 9/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC  
> -                                      Jean & Stephanie Timpa
> May 13/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC -                                  
> Wendy Elliott, Jim Wolford
>
> Cheers from Jim and Wendy, Wolfville
>

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